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enCRBiologic Evolution of the Marianas15
Caldera : opening at the top of the volcano
Pelagic: animals live in the open ocean
Plankton : tiny animals that drift in ocean currents
Coral Polyps : juvenile coral animals
Secrete : Process where coral polyps attached itself to a rock
Budding : reproduction in which an outgrowth forms out of the parents
Species : a group of related organisms which share certain characteristics
Photosynthesis : the process by which plant cells create carbohydrates and release oxygen as products
Fringing reef : reef build from the fringe of an island
Barrier reef : reef separated from land by a lagoon
Reef flat : area between shoreline and outer edge of the reef
Equilibrium : state of balance between two opposing forces
Guano : waste matter from seabirds and bats
Evolve : to develop gradually by process of growth and change
Endemic : native to a particular country or region

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to develop gradually by process of growth and change

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area between shoreline and outer edge of the reef

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a group of related organisms which share certain characteristics

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native to a particular country or region

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reproduction in which an outgrowth forms out of the parents

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reef build from the fringe of an island

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juvenile coral animals

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waste matter from seabirds and bats

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the process by which plant cells create carbohydrates and release oxygen as products